4 Rides for What Ails You

Condition: Overfat

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Made to withstand famine and hard conditions, our bodies adapt to the demands we place on them so they can complete their tasks with minimal calorie expenditure, stashing the remaining fuel as fat for a rainy day. That's why you can ride thousands of miles without shedding your spare tire.

Cycling Rx: High-Intensity Training
Blast off your bacon by pushing your body into the red and firing up your metabolism. You'll burn more calories as you exercise, but more important your body will need more energy to recover, so you'll continue frying fat long after you're done. Lose your love handles with One-Two Punch intervals. Warm up with an easy spin for 10 to 15 minutes. Crank up the intensity to more than 90 percent of your max heart rate for one minute. Recover for two minutes. Repeat this one-two cycle for a total of 10 intervals. Work up to 20 for an hour-long pound-shedding session. Cool down for 10 minutes.